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"The Bombing of Darwin 1942" by John 'Rowdy' Wylie

Every year, thanks to John "Rowdy" Wylie, the AnArt4Life blog features a special tribute in the form of a painting to commemorate ANZAC DAY and also REMEMBRANCE DAY in November. This year Rowdy's special acknowlegement focuses on the bombing of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia in 1942.

Outback

Opal Country with Rowdy Wylie

Do you enjoy the paintings by Rowdy Wylie? With his heart deep in the Outback Landscape of Australia, Rowdy has been busy with some more of his wonderfully vivid reimaginings of the beautiful scape of the "Opal Country".

Inspiration

Rowdy Wylie Inspired by Jane's Travels in Central Asia

Regular subscribers will be familiar with the travel posts written by Jane - AnArt4Life team member. Rowdy Wylie (also part of the AnArt4Life team) was inspired to recreate in paint one of the scenes captured by Jane in Central Asia.

Celebration

Happy Valentine's Day 2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine Day for 2024 from the AnArt4Life team.

Exhibition

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Five

This is the final post in the series on the Growth of the Victor harbor Creative Community. We conclude by seeing more works created by members of the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery and celebrate the companionship brought about through a shared love of art.

Exhibition

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Four

Today we are going to meet the members of the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery and see some of their work. This post is part of the series Rowdy Wylie and Anne Newman have been presenting on the growth of community art in Victor Harbor, South Australia.

Exhibition

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Three

Rowdy Wylie and I are back to continue the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia which is one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia. Today - the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Two

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie continues the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part One

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie shares the history of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

South Australia

Community Art: Brief History of "Port Victor" now Victor Harbor, South Australia

Today Rowdy Wylie and Anne begin a series of posts to bring to you the township and the creative peoples of Victor Harbor -located on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

John Pickup

In Memory of John Pickup OAM

Today is the first anniversary of the death of our dear friend and member of the AnArt4Life blog team John Pickup OAM. We bring you a summary of our past posts on this remarkable man and artist.

Celebration

It's New Year’s Eve 2023

The AnArt4Life team wish all our readers a Happy New Year's Eve, and take a look at last year's fireworks heralding 2023.....

War Art

Remembrance Day 2023

For this year's “Remembrance Day” the thoughts were to keep the composition simple specifically focusing on the main elements of remembrance & the sacrifices made by our ANZAC heroes. Rowdy Wylie

Outback

Colours of the Outback Opal Fields with Rowdy Wylie

Rowdy Wylie is creating a series of paintings on Colours of the Outback. Today we bring you the "Colours of the Outback Opal Fields". These paintings entice you in to run your fingers through the rich red earth and touch the kaleidoscopic sky.

Outback

Colours of the Australian Outback with Rowdy Wylie

Today we are visitng "The Shed" where Rowdy Wylie has been creating compositions to show off the dusty...dry...amazing..."red earth" desert of the Australian Outback.

War Art

Rowdy Wylie donates his war paintings to RSL museums in South Australia

Regular vistors to the AnArt4Life blog will be familiar with the paintings of Rowdy Wylie especially those he does to commemorate Australia's involvement in wars. Today he reports in on donating two of the paintings to two RSL Museums in South Australia.

War Art

Reflecting on Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War: Part Two

Today is a very special day in Australia and here on the AnArt4Life blog we want to acknowledge the contribution so many Australians made to helping the people of Vietnam during the war that wracked their country for so long.

War Art

Reflecting on Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War: Part One

Over the next couple of days we are going to pay tribute to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War as it is 50 years since the final withdrawal.

Exhibition

Pop In to the Pop Up Art Exhibition: Middleton Arts & Craft Hall, South Australia Part 1

Rowdy Wylie has an exhibition commencing today with Geraldine Rosser - both from the Fleurieu Peninsula in Sth Australia. In the next two posts you will see two inspiring artists with vastly different styles representing their view of their world. Today Rowdy's works, tomorrow Geraldine's.

Tribute

ANZAC DAY 2023

To Australians & New Zealanders ANZAC DAY is one of the most important days in our year. Surrounded by the tools of his trade and memories of those he loves, Rowdy Wylie creates a visual narrative that takes us back in time across the world to an unforgiving environment - lest we forget.

Australian Artist

John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): A Good and Noble Man Part Two

Here on AnArt4Life we have known the remarkable John Pickup as an artist and the last of the famous "Brushmen of the Bush" from Broken Hill who donated close to $2 Million (AUS) to charities from the sale of their paintings.

John Pickup

John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): A Good and Noble Man Part One

We follow on today from yesterday's post on John Pickup OAM: Renaissance Man to explore a little about the man behind the microphone, camera and brush and the values he held dear to his heart.

John Pickup

John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): Renaissance Man

In memory of our dear friend and member of the AnArt4Life blog team John Pickup we have found some images of his paintings and newspaper clippings not shown before on the blog. We bring you Part 1 of our tribute.

Landscapes

Catching up with Rowdy Wylie in his Shed and Beyond

Team member & friend Rowdy Wylie is very involved in promoting art in & around his home town of Port Elliot, S. A. & also helps run the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery. The artists take turn to display their works & it is Rowdy's turn so we are able to enjoy the "fruits of his labour" from his shed.

John Pickup

John Pickup OAM (1931-2023)

It is with deep regret and sadness that we have to inform all our wonderful subscribers and followers that our dear friend and team member John Pickup OAM died peacefully in his sleep. John was in his 92nd year.

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